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Greek Panzanella Salad

I’ve never been a big fan of salad, but I have a few guesses why: First, I keep my leafy salads pretty bare – no dressing, no fancy extras, nothing at all. Second, I’m too busy focusing on the warm, fragrant main course instead of poking at the leaves on my plate. And third, well, I’ve never made any interesting variations of salad until now.

This panzanella is a truly refreshing treat in terms of salads and side dishes, and I think you would agree. It may have an unfamiliar name, but there are only familiar flavors in this Greek dish, such as fresh cucumbers, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, red onion, black olives, and a super scrumptious red wine vinaigrette that is a cinch to make!

All you need to do is chop the vegetables and cube some day-old French bread. Then, saute the bread in a large pan with some olive oil and coarse salt until the cubes are nice and golden. Meanwhile, make your vinaigrette and keep an eye on the bread. When it’s done, toss those gorgeous browned bread cubes with the veggies, vinaigrette, and some creamy feta cheese. Give it a stir, and you have a colorful and incredibly yummy side dish!

My husband and I didn’t expect to love this salad as much as we did, but it was a absolutely delicious accompaniment to some roasted salmon topped with basil pesto. I really hope you try it sometime, because I know you’ll love it too!

Directions:

To prepare the salad, heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan. Add the bread cubes and sprinkle with salt; cook over medium heat, tossing frequently, for 5-10 minutes, until nicely browned. Remove from the heat.

Combine the cucumber, bell peppers, tomatoes, and red onion in a large bowl.

To make the vinaigrette, combine the garlic, oregano, mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Whisk in the olive oil to create an emulsion. Pour the vinaigrette over the vegetables. Add the feta, olives, and bread cubes. Mix together lightly. Set aside for 30 minutes to let the flavors blend.

As I am starting on my quest to change my lifestyle and start eating healthy, I think your Panzanella recipe will be great for my kick off. I’m not a big salad fan, probably would just have a few bites on some occasions but the fusion of colors and the ingredients on this one made me curious and I would love to try it out.

Oh yes! Feta cheese in this salad :) This is meal in of itself and all the complimentary ingredients. Gorgeous salad with the beautiful & colorful veggies and luv that there is bread cubes in it. This will be a hit at my table!

I wish I could come over to your house for dinner! This sounds (and looks) amazing! I’m not a big salad girl either…but salad made with bread? That I can certainly do! We always have bread around my place, and I’m always looking for new and inventive ways to use it. Thank you for sharing this with us!

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